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convoy leaves iraq and jim axelrod is in it. blizzard warnings are up from new mexico to kansas. and dozens of students may have taken part in the deadly hazing at florida a&m when the "cbs evening news" continues. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas for the whole family. and 35% off fragrance gifts sets for him and her. shop sears now for great deals for everyone on your list. sears. but to be honest, i find the omega choices overwhelming. which one is right for me? then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum, a name i trust. it goes beyond my heart to support my brain and eyes too. and these ultra-concentrated minigels are much smaller than many others. it's part of a whole new line of supplements. there's probiotic and fruit & veggie too. new pronutrients from centrum helps make nutrition possible. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male anno
convoy leaves iraq and jim axelrod is in it. blizzard warnings are up from new mexico to kansas. and dozens of students may have taken part in the deadly hazing at florida a&m when the "cbs evening news" continues. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas...
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our jim axelrod traveled with the convoy. house speaker boehner changes course on the payroll tax cut battle. and house republicans rebel against the plan passed by the senate yesterday. whit johnson has details. more violent clashes in cairo as the egyptian military continues the crack down on civilian demonstrators. we'll get the latest from allen pizzey. and tebow time. the broncos' colorful, controversial quarterback is the talk of the nfl. tony guida takes a look at his memorable season. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it was a quiet end to a long, divisive and costly war. the last u.s. combat troops left iraq without incident today, leaving the country to continue its own course towards democracy. the american convoy left camp adder south of baghdad during the night bound for kuwait, and our jim axelrod traveled with them. >> reporter: for the first time in eight years, eight months and 28 days, the u.s. has no troops fighting in iraq tonight.
our jim axelrod traveled with the convoy. house speaker boehner changes course on the payroll tax cut battle. and house republicans rebel against the plan passed by the senate yesterday. whit johnson has details. more violent clashes in cairo as the egyptian military continues the crack down on civilian demonstrators. we'll get the latest from allen pizzey. and tebow time. the broncos' colorful, controversial quarterback is the talk of the nfl. tony guida takes a look at his memorable season....
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is jim axelrod is in iraq where the war that began with shock and awe officially ended today with quiet reflection. >> it's a bittersweet moment. >> reporter: erin moriarty is following a murder mystery on long island where the discovery of the remains of nearly a dozen people set off a hunt for a serial killer. and the thousands of pictures that are worth one incredible story. anthony mason with the artist no one knew until now. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. just when you thought washington was hopelessly deadlocked, a conservative republican and a liberal democrat have net the middle with a proposal to save medicare. 49 million americans are on the government health plan, but it can't survive in its current state. it's projected that medicare will be bankrupt in 12 years. today's proposal would be a major change and we asked congressional correspondent nabsy cordes to sort it out for us. nancy? >> reporter: scott it's something we haven't seen in quite some time: an influential republican and a democrat coming to
is jim axelrod is in iraq where the war that began with shock and awe officially ended today with quiet reflection. >> it's a bittersweet moment. >> reporter: erin moriarty is following a murder mystery on long island where the discovery of the remains of nearly a dozen people set off a hunt for a serial killer. and the thousands of pictures that are worth one incredible story. anthony mason with the artist no one knew until now. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs...
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jim axelrod on homeowners already underwater now falling victim to scams. and michelle miller on a small town transformed after sacrificing so much. >> they came together in a way i hadn't mean? a long time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight, one week from tonight republicans in iowa will cast the first votes of campaign 2012 and reshape where this race goes next. today candidates begin their final push with bus tours. at least two candidates-- michele bachmann and rick santorum-- have pledged to visit all 99 counties in iowa. we have two reports tonight. jan crawford is following mitt romney but we begin with dean reynolds with the gingrich campaign. dean? >> reporter: jeff, the news for newt gingrich hasn't been good for more than a week and now with only seven days to go he's chose an traditional way to turn the tide. newt gingrich brought his campaign bus to iowa determined to regain the momentum polls say he apparently misplaced somewhere in this stat
jim axelrod on homeowners already underwater now falling victim to scams. and michelle miller on a small town transformed after sacrificing so much. >> they came together in a way i hadn't mean? a long time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight, one week from tonight republicans in iowa will cast the first votes of campaign 2012 and reshape where this race goes next. today...
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>> glor: jim axelrod, thank you. there's one more sign the economy is moving in the right direction tonight. the national association of realtors said its measure of home sales near completion jumped more than 7% last month to the highest level in a year and a half. still, some homeowners looking to sell are getting tripped up by red tape from banks and we're going to tell you about one couple's two-year ordeal later in the broadcast. five days before the iowa caucuses, the ever-changing republican race saw more movement today. two candidates in particular continued rising a renewed surge. dean reynolds is with rick santorum. but we begin with jan crawford who is following mitt romney. jan? >> reporter: well, good evening, jeff. iowa wasn't so kind to mitt romney four years ago, but this time he's run a very different campaign and he's been encouraged by the reception he's getting from voters and how he's stacking up against the other candidates. >> i get the impression that you've by and large decided i'm a pretty g
>> glor: jim axelrod, thank you. there's one more sign the economy is moving in the right direction tonight. the national association of realtors said its measure of home sales near completion jumped more than 7% last month to the highest level in a year and a half. still, some homeowners looking to sell are getting tripped up by red tape from banks and we're going to tell you about one couple's two-year ordeal later in the broadcast. five days before the iowa caucuses, the ever-changing...
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. >> pelley: and jim axelrod on a legacy of the war in iraq. the simple tool that saved thousands of american lives. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. tonight, a u.s. official tells cbs news there is "high confidence" that a captured american aircraft shown on iranian television is, in fact, one of this country's most sophisticated spy planes. the pentagon declined to comment but the american official says analysis of the video now confirms the r. areq.-170 unmanned drone was captured. we asked bob orr to bring us up to date. >> reporter: the aircraft presented as the unmanned u.s. surveillance drone appeared to be nearly intact, though the undercarriage was obscured by propropaganda banners draped bew the wings. the message on the left proclaimed "america cannot do any harm to us" and on the right, against a background of american flags and skulls, the message read "we have trampled on america." u.s. officials still studying the video convinced the aircraft is the stealth dro
. >> pelley: and jim axelrod on a legacy of the war in iraq. the simple tool that saved thousands of american lives. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. tonight, a u.s. official tells cbs news there is "high confidence" that a captured american aircraft shown on iranian television is, in fact, one of this country's most sophisticated spy planes. the pentagon declined to comment but the american...
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convoy leaves iraq and jim axelrod is in it. blizzard warnings are up from new mexico to kansas. and dozens of students may have taken part in the deadly hazing at florida a&m when the "cbs evening news" continues. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas for the whole family. and 35% off fragrance gifts sets for him and her. shop sears now for great deals for everyone on your list. sears. but to be honest, i find the omega choices overwhelming. which one is right for me? then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum, a name i trust. it goes beyond my heart to support my brain and eyes too. and these ultra-concentrated minigels are much smaller than many others. it's part of a whole new line of supplements. there's probiotic and fruit & veggie too. new pronutrients from centrum helps make nutrition possible. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male anno
convoy leaves iraq and jim axelrod is in it. blizzard warnings are up from new mexico to kansas. and dozens of students may have taken part in the deadly hazing at florida a&m when the "cbs evening news" continues. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas...
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." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod. for even the most hardened of procrastinators time is running out. just two days after a consumer report poll found that 25% of americans had not started their shopping yet, it appears most of the last-minute shoppers were jamming the stores today. tony guida is on the front lines. >> found it! >> reporter: 'twas the night before christmas and all through the mall, holiday shoppers who didn't want to be here at all. >> my mother made me come out here, i didn't want to do it, but she made me come out. >> reporter: there was the occasional exception. >> i think it's more fun last minute shopping. >> really? >> yeah. >> reporter: but exceptions usually prove the rule. i would be willing to bet that last year you said, "next year no more last day." did you say that? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: tina moore at j.c. penney's in midtown manhattan was shopping for her mother and her cousin and thought she may pick up something for herself. similar intentions, probably, for the 125,000 last minu
." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod. for even the most hardened of procrastinators time is running out. just two days after a consumer report poll found that 25% of americans had not started their shopping yet, it appears most of the last-minute shoppers were jamming the stores today. tony guida is on the front lines. >> found it! >> reporter: 'twas the night before christmas and all through the mall, holiday shoppers who didn't want to be here at all. >>...
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our jim axelrod is in baghdad tonight. jim, good evening. let me ask you, first of all, obviously, this car bomb earlier this week a cause of great concern. even more so now that iraq's prime minister maliki believes it was an attempt to his life. what can you tell bus that? >> reporter: russ, this is actually the third version of an explanation for the car bomb. frankly, we don't know which, if any to believe. but whatever the reason, the car bomb is especially alarming because of where it happened. the green zone, that four-square-mile area where the u.s. embassy is located. for years it's been thought of as the safest part of the city. the fact that somebody could actually get a car bomb inside the green zone and detonate it cast doubt on the ability of the iraqi security forces to keep the peace here. but if it was, indeed, an attempt too maliki's life, that just raises the stakes. now as the troop draw-down continues, the u.s. is handing over more and more surf to the iraqis, and there is growing concern about the safety of the american
our jim axelrod is in baghdad tonight. jim, good evening. let me ask you, first of all, obviously, this car bomb earlier this week a cause of great concern. even more so now that iraq's prime minister maliki believes it was an attempt to his life. what can you tell bus that? >> reporter: russ, this is actually the third version of an explanation for the car bomb. frankly, we don't know which, if any to believe. but whatever the reason, the car bomb is especially alarming because of where...
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jim axelrod reports. and seth doane on the men who opened our eyes to the unique beauty of snowflakes. >> every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight. six days now before iowa's republican caucuses. here are the headlines-- romney and paul move to the top, santorum surges, gingrich appears to be sliding badly. a cnn/"time"/orc poll of republican voters out tonight has mitt romney leading with 25%, ron paul right behind at 22, rick santorum now at 16%. newt gingrich at 14%, down from 33% a month ago. and rick perry in fifth at 11. we have two reports, dean reynolds is with the paul campaign. we begin with jan crawford, who is following mitt romney. jan. >> reporter: jeff, mitt romney had been taking a low profile here in iowa, but today he was all in, and everywhere he went he got an enthusiastic reception from voters who are f
jim axelrod reports. and seth doane on the men who opened our eyes to the unique beauty of snowflakes. >> every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight. six days now before iowa's republican caucuses. here are the headlines-- romney and paul move to the top, santorum surges, gingrich appears to...
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jim axelrod is in baghdad with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: this is the end of the mission ceremony here in iraq. the closing of the u.s. headquarters for the u.s. forces. it really marks the beginning of the -- the end of the draw down rather. the next few days as we're told, the final troops will be exiting iraq, the final u.s. troops. now, remember they have gone from a high of 170,000 troops at one point. there are now fewer than 4,000 troops remaining in the country and, remember, 92 bases at one point, even as late as september of 2010, now down to two bases. so really this is the ceremonial closing of the headquarters and then in the days to come, certainly by the end of the year, the final u.s. troops will be leaving iraq. terrell? >> we haven't heard a lot about this, jim. you've been on the ground with u.s. troops there in iraq. what is their reaction to their withdrawal? >> reporter: well, as far as what the feeling may be among the troops, really there is a sense now of those who are remaining in the
jim axelrod is in baghdad with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: this is the end of the mission ceremony here in iraq. the closing of the u.s. headquarters for the u.s. forces. it really marks the beginning of the -- the end of the draw down rather. the next few days as we're told, the final troops will be exiting iraq, the final u.s. troops. now, remember they have gone from a high of 170,000 troops at one point. there are now fewer than 4,000 troops remaining in the country...
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jim axelrod was there to witness the end. >> reporter: for the final time, the colors were presented at u.s. military headquarters in iraq. (applause). >> reporter: the ceremony marked the official end of mission. defense secretary leon panetta took stock of the treasures spent-- more than $800 billion-- and the blood spilled during the last nine years. >> today in particular we remember the nearly 4,500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. >> reporter: now the war is in the hands of the historians who will weigh the toppling of a brutal dictator against the war fought over weapons of mass destruction that were never found. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey, perhaps mindful of the war's unpopularity at home, offered his own view of a mission accomplished. >> the next time i come back, i'm going to have to be invited in. i'm going to have to be invited by the iraqi government. and i kind of like that. >> reporter: with headquarters now closed, over the next several days the last of the u.s. troops will begin moving towards kuwait and leaving ir
jim axelrod was there to witness the end. >> reporter: for the final time, the colors were presented at u.s. military headquarters in iraq. (applause). >> reporter: the ceremony marked the official end of mission. defense secretary leon panetta took stock of the treasures spent-- more than $800 billion-- and the blood spilled during the last nine years. >> today in particular we remember the nearly 4,500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country....
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jim axelrod explains from baghdad. >> we need a liter! >> reporter: while it may be hard to look at all of this carnage and draw something good. >> it's phenomenal what we have accomplished. >> reporter: that's exactly what colonel john mcmanis has done. he is the doctor who ran the last cache or combat support hospital in iraq. >> we have basically erased extremity bleeding as a cause of death on the battlefield. >> reporter: extremity bleeding, severed arms and legs, the consequences of those homemade bombs that were the most dangerous weapon employed in this war. one innovation saved thousands of lives. >> pull it off, open it up, stick it on you, tighten it up as tight as it will go and we just twist. >> reporter: it was this simple tool, the tourniquet that saved more lives than any high tech device developed in the last nine years. tourniquets became standard issue in 2006 for all troops after doctors realized that applying them to the injured limb right away increased the chance of survival by 30%. every soldier and marine now carr
jim axelrod explains from baghdad. >> we need a liter! >> reporter: while it may be hard to look at all of this carnage and draw something good. >> it's phenomenal what we have accomplished. >> reporter: that's exactly what colonel john mcmanis has done. he is the doctor who ran the last cache or combat support hospital in iraq. >> we have basically erased extremity bleeding as a cause of death on the battlefield. >> reporter: extremity bleeding, severed arms...
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here is jim axelrod reporting from baghdad. >> reporter: at camp victory, the u.s. military headquarters in iraq for nearly nine years, vice president biden paid tribute to the nearly 45,000 troops who lost their lives here and the more than 40,000 wounded. >> because of you and the work of those of you in uniform have done, we are now able to end this war. >> reporter: neither side would call it a handover ceremony, but that's exactly what it was. 13,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq. that number will be zero in three weeks, if the plan holds. the main worry here is that when troops leave, there will be an eruption of violence between sunni and shia arabs. a return to the bloodiest days here. or even worse, a descent to civil war. but mubai is not worried, saying any outbreak of sectarian conflict will not last. >> we have built over the last nine years, good iraqi security forces which i believe are much more suited for this fight. >> reporter: but that confidence isn't necessarily shared by the people here who are looking just a few weeks into their future and wonde
here is jim axelrod reporting from baghdad. >> reporter: at camp victory, the u.s. military headquarters in iraq for nearly nine years, vice president biden paid tribute to the nearly 45,000 troops who lost their lives here and the more than 40,000 wounded. >> because of you and the work of those of you in uniform have done, we are now able to end this war. >> reporter: neither side would call it a handover ceremony, but that's exactly what it was. 13,000 u.s. troops remain in...
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we asked jim axelrod to find out why. >> we need a litter! >> reporter: while it may be hard to look at all this carnage and draw something good... >> it's phenomenal what we've accomplished. >> reporter: that's exactly what colonel john mcmanus has done. he's the doctor who ran the last cash-- or combat support hospital-- in iraq. >> we've basically erased extremity bleeding as a cause of death on the battlefield. >> reporter: exteam arety bleeding, severed arms and legs. the consequences of those homemade bombs that were the most dangerous weapon employed in this war. one innovation saved thousands of lives. >> pull it off, open it up, stick it on you, tighten it up as tight as it will go and we twist. >> reporter: it was this simple tool, the tourniquet, that saved more lives than any high tech device developed in the last nine years. >> one of the biggest developments is when we new a tourniquet worked as soon as we had that we put it out to the field. >> reporter: tourniquets became standard issue in 2006 for all troops after doctors rea
we asked jim axelrod to find out why. >> we need a litter! >> reporter: while it may be hard to look at all this carnage and draw something good... >> it's phenomenal what we've accomplished. >> reporter: that's exactly what colonel john mcmanus has done. he's the doctor who ran the last cash-- or combat support hospital-- in iraq. >> we've basically erased extremity bleeding as a cause of death on the battlefield. >> reporter: exteam arety bleeding, severed...
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jim axelrod met some of them at camp kalsu and tanned that their work isn't quite over. >> reporter: at this army base 60 miles south of baghdad these soldiers of the 1st brigade 1st cavalry are making their final check. it won't be long now before they load up and move out. >> does everybody have that? >> i don't believe so. >> reporter: lieutenant justin lucas of lubbock, texas, will command 100 soldiers and 20 vehicles when they pull out. in 2003, lucas was among the first soldiers into iraq. now he'll be among the last to leave and is trying to keep things business as usual for his unit. >> i think they're all excited to be getting out of here but they're all still very focused. they understand that there is a real threat. >> reporter: these soldiers are preparing for their last mission in iraq. and even though it will just be a nine-hour drive to kuwait-- assuming all goes well- well-- l still be a high-profile target for anyone wanting to take one last shot at the united states. >> they would love nothing more than to bloody us up on the way out. they can show that to the peopl
jim axelrod met some of them at camp kalsu and tanned that their work isn't quite over. >> reporter: at this army base 60 miles south of baghdad these soldiers of the 1st brigade 1st cavalry are making their final check. it won't be long now before they load up and move out. >> does everybody have that? >> i don't believe so. >> reporter: lieutenant justin lucas of lubbock, texas, will command 100 soldiers and 20 vehicles when they pull out. in 2003, lucas was among the...
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but jim axelrod warns us, be on the lookout for scams. >> reporter: when the bad economy cut into new york city bus driver stewart ransom's overtime, he lost 30% of his income and worried he might lose the family home. >> i can't make the payment. i'm thinking to myself i could make the payment, but what about the electric and gas? what about food? >> reporter: like another 1.5 million americans, ransom found himself in foreclosure and called his bank to seek a loan modification. >> the bank was being very obstinate, they were dragging their feet. they kept passing it off to another person. >> reporter: so after striking out with his bank, ransom decided to pay a lawyer $3,000 up front for help seeking a mortgage modification. but when he checked in with his lender a few months later, stewart ransom got a nasty surprise. what was he doing to get you a modification? >> apparently nothing. >> reporter: is that the worst part of this for you? >> the bank wasn't helping me. and instead of going to someone who could help me i walked into the lion's den. >> yesterday there were 4,000 calls
but jim axelrod warns us, be on the lookout for scams. >> reporter: when the bad economy cut into new york city bus driver stewart ransom's overtime, he lost 30% of his income and worried he might lose the family home. >> i can't make the payment. i'm thinking to myself i could make the payment, but what about the electric and gas? what about food? >> reporter: like another 1.5 million americans, ransom found himself in foreclosure and called his bank to seek a loan...
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jim axelrod is with american soldiers as they get ready to leave iraq. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. dozens of bodies, some decapitated, others dismembered, have been dumped in the streets of one syrian city. the violence in the syrian rev lyings in hitting new heights as the obama administration increases the pressure tonight on the dictatorship of bashar al-assad. today they buried the dead in the city of homs as many as 60 civilians were apparently kidnapped and murdered in the last two days. in geneva, secretary of state hillary clinton met with syrian exiles and called them courageous in their commitment to freedom and democracy. the uprising began last march, a revolt against the 40-year dictatorship of bashar al-assad and his father before him. assad has tried to conceal his crackdown by banning independent reporting. but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter:
jim axelrod is with american soldiers as they get ready to leave iraq. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. dozens of bodies, some decapitated, others dismembered, have been dumped in the streets of one syrian city. the violence in the syrian rev lyings in hitting new heights as the obama administration increases the pressure tonight on the dictatorship of bashar al-assad. today they buried the dead in the city of...
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. >> i'm jim axelrod. >>> payroll tax cut just in time for christmas. agreeing to extend the tax cut for two more months. >> the deal will head off a tax increase that would have been implemented for the 160 million american workers next month. sharyl attkisson is live in washington. >> this morning was a hastefully called friday preholiday session and the senate got together the way they figured out how to do this. they didn't have to technically have a lot of people present to cast votes. they were able to take an action that basically ensure that this passage of the extension will happen. speaking just moments ago was the senate majority leader, democrat harry reid. >> everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. that isn't the way things need to be. people wonder why the approval rating. i don't wonder. it seems that everything we've done this last year has been a knock down, drag out fight. there's no reason to do that. >> okay. well, the uncomfortable stalemate is now over so 160 million workers no longver to worry that their
. >> i'm jim axelrod. >>> payroll tax cut just in time for christmas. agreeing to extend the tax cut for two more months. >> the deal will head off a tax increase that would have been implemented for the 160 million american workers next month. sharyl attkisson is live in washington. >> this morning was a hastefully called friday preholiday session and the senate got together the way they figured out how to do this. they didn't have to technically have a lot of people...
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. >> i'm jim axelrod. erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. >>> we begin with the news that the end of d.c. deadline is over. the payroll tax cut in time for christmas. on thursday, house republicans bowed to pressure from all sides agreeing to extend the tax cut for two more months. >> it would have been implemented next month for 160 million workers. sharyl attkisson is on capitol hill for us this morning with details. good morning. i guess the day in washington today will be caved. what is going on? >> reporter: the uncomfortable stalemate appears to be over to 160 million workers no longer have to worry that their payroll taxes will be going up on new year's. the house and senate could pass the two-month extension as early as today without a formal member by member vote, as long as nobody objects. that would end the public relations nightmare for republicans that if he would suffer for failing to get together on this, tension sooner. john boehner admitted as much last night. >> may not have
. >> i'm jim axelrod. erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. >>> we begin with the news that the end of d.c. deadline is over. the payroll tax cut in time for christmas. on thursday, house republicans bowed to pressure from all sides agreeing to extend the tax cut for two more months. >> it would have been implemented next month for 160 million workers. sharyl attkisson is on capitol hill for us this morning with details. good morning. i guess the day in...
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jim axelrod in baghdad reports at the close of nine years, the future is uncertain. >> we are now able to end this war. >> pelley: should congressmen profit from shady stock trades that would put anyone else in jail? nancy cordes reports they're taking action after a "60 minutes" expoas a. homes are crushed in los angeles. lee cowan tells us the worst santa ana winds in years hit with hurrica
jim axelrod in baghdad reports at the close of nine years, the future is uncertain. >> we are now able to end this war. >> pelley: should congressmen profit from shady stock trades that would put anyone else in jail? nancy cordes reports they're taking action after a "60 minutes" expoas a. homes are crushed in los angeles. lee cowan tells us the worst santa ana winds in years hit with hurrica
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jim axelrod shows us how it ended and what happens now. >> for the final time, the colors were presented at the us military headquarters in iraq. >>> the ceremony marked the official end of mission. leon panetta took stock of the treasure spent. when an $800 million, and the blood spilt during the last nine years. >> today in particular we invented the 4500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. >> now the war is in the hands of the stories will show up brutal dictator who fought wars over weapons of mass destruction that were never found. barton dempsey, perhaps mindful of the war's unpopularity at home offered his own view of the mission accomplished. >> the next time i come back, i will have to be invited in. i will have to be invited by the iraqi government, and i kind of like that. >> with headquarters closed over the next several days, the last of the us troops will begin moving towards kuwait and they are worried about attacks from malicious on the way. >> command sergeant major joseph allen with 36 years in the army and court tours of iraq is headed ho
jim axelrod shows us how it ended and what happens now. >> for the final time, the colors were presented at the us military headquarters in iraq. >>> the ceremony marked the official end of mission. leon panetta took stock of the treasure spent. when an $800 million, and the blood spilt during the last nine years. >> today in particular we invented the 4500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. >> now the war is in the hands of the stories...
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here is national correspondent jim axelrod. >> 142! >> reporter: in the trading pits at the new york mercantile exchange, they're not buying iran's threat to seal off the strait of hormuz. after all, iran derives 70% of its income through oil. >> it really doesn't behoove iran to shut the strait of hormuz because those barrels that they sell to china, those travel through the strait of hormuz as well. >> reporter: rana posturing is the latest geopolitical influence on an oil market that's seen its share of volatility. unrest in libya, as well as other countries during the arab spring, saw upward pressure on prices. oil peaked at $114 a barrel in may. this year, consumers paid the highest average price ever at the pump, $3.55 a gallon. american drivers are set to spend a record $481 billion on gasoline. fear of recession and high unemployment in europe pushed demand in prices down to $75.66 in early october. but in 2012, traders expect such drops to be the exception and not rule. >> if tensions rise further, if there are some significan
here is national correspondent jim axelrod. >> 142! >> reporter: in the trading pits at the new york mercantile exchange, they're not buying iran's threat to seal off the strait of hormuz. after all, iran derives 70% of its income through oil. >> it really doesn't behoove iran to shut the strait of hormuz because those barrels that they sell to china, those travel through the strait of hormuz as well. >> reporter: rana posturing is the latest geopolitical influence on an...
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jim axelrod was with the u.s. invasion force in 2003, and he's back there today. >> reporter: at camp victory, the u.s. military headquarters in iraq for nearly nine years, vice president biden paid tribute to the nearly 4500 u.s. troops who lost their lives here. >here. , and the more than 40,000 wounded. >> because of you and the work of those of you in uniform have done, we are now able to end this war. >> reporter: neither side would call it a handover ceremony but that's exactly what it was. this is the last night u.s. troops will sleep at camp victory. beginning tomorrow, the iraqis will control it. 13,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq. that number will be zero in three weeks, if the plan holds. the main worry here is that when troops leave, there will be an eruption of violence between sunni and shi'a arabs, a return to the bloodiest days here, or even worse, a descent into civil war. but former national security adviser mowaffaki al-rubaie is not worried, saying any outbreak of sectarian conflict will not las
jim axelrod was with the u.s. invasion force in 2003, and he's back there today. >> reporter: at camp victory, the u.s. military headquarters in iraq for nearly nine years, vice president biden paid tribute to the nearly 4500 u.s. troops who lost their lives here. >here. , and the more than 40,000 wounded. >> because of you and the work of those of you in uniform have done, we are now able to end this war. >> reporter: neither side would call it a handover ceremony but...
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jim axelrod shows us that the troops are already looking ahead. >> the first time in eight years, eight months and 28 days the us has no troops fighting in iraq today. the last convoy rolled across the border at 7:37 local time this morning. topping our drawdown, the us went from 50,000 troops as late as august 20. the top general in iraq call to drawdown the military's most context with logistical undertaking since 2002. he stopped by with well wishes for the soldiers making up the convoy and assuring that they admit their deadline of having all- caps-on. >> i'm hopeful that we are moving in the right direction. it will take the iraqi government and people effort to make things work together. >> officers who planned the last troop movement, but the five hour 160-mile drive from can't batter, the last us-based operating in iraq, to the border, went smoothly. >> the moment you cross, can you take me what you want your thoughts were quite. >> my thoughtless, we need it and no one in my platoon at cashel tea. >> they stepped just inside kuwait. specials like kristin mcdonough, i'm 24 -year
jim axelrod shows us that the troops are already looking ahead. >> the first time in eight years, eight months and 28 days the us has no troops fighting in iraq today. the last convoy rolled across the border at 7:37 local time this morning. topping our drawdown, the us went from 50,000 troops as late as august 20. the top general in iraq call to drawdown the military's most context with logistical undertaking since 2002. he stopped by with well wishes for the soldiers making up the...
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jim axelrod in baghdad reports at the close of nine years, the future is uncertain. >> we are now able to end this war. >> pelley: should congressmen profit from shady stock trades that would put anyone else in jail? nancy cordes reports they're taking action after a "60 minutes" expose. homes are crushed in los angeles. angelewan tells us the worst santa ana winds in years hit with hurricane force. and death exposes hazing at a top college marching band. did a drum major die at the hands of his fellow students? mark strassmann has the story. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: good evening. it began nine years ago with what the pentagon called shock and awe. it ended today with humble thrds. the vice president of the united states slipped into baghdad unannounced, for his own safety, o hand over the u.s. military headquarters to iraq. what began in 2003 as an effort to overthrow saddam hussein became a vicious religious war, pitting iraqi against iraqi, with the u.s. caught in the middle. today, the viole
jim axelrod in baghdad reports at the close of nine years, the future is uncertain. >> we are now able to end this war. >> pelley: should congressmen profit from shady stock trades that would put anyone else in jail? nancy cordes reports they're taking action after a "60 minutes" expose. homes are crushed in los angeles. angelewan tells us the worst santa ana winds in years hit with hurricane force. and death exposes hazing at a top college marching band. did a drum major...
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jim axelrod traveled with the troops. here he is with a sunday journal. >> reporter: yesterday was no ordinary saturday for the soldiers in iraq. it was the last saturday in iraq. for these, the last u.s. troops left here. by last night, the u.s. troop count in iraq stood at several hundred, down from a high of 170,000 four years ago. >> i just want to say hello. >> reporter: the top u.s. general in iraq called the final drawdown, the military's largest, most complex logistical undertaking since world war ii. after one final piece of business, a reenlistment ceremony for sergeant grant smith, the final convoy rolled out at 2:30 this morning, 30 vehicles, 130 mps from the third brigade of the first calvary. platoon leader jennifer farland drove in the second to last troop transport vehicle to leave the country. >> a little overwhelming, but we're watching history in the making. pretty magical when we cross the border. >> reporter: a little more than five hours later, they had reached the border 160 miles away. dawn was bre
jim axelrod traveled with the troops. here he is with a sunday journal. >> reporter: yesterday was no ordinary saturday for the soldiers in iraq. it was the last saturday in iraq. for these, the last u.s. troops left here. by last night, the u.s. troop count in iraq stood at several hundred, down from a high of 170,000 four years ago. >> i just want to say hello. >> reporter: the top u.s. general in iraq called the final drawdown, the military's largest, most complex...
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jim axelrod on jobless claims hitting a three-year low and what that means moving forward. the fight for iowa. jan crawford says mitt romney hopes less is more, while dean reynolds fall it is santorum surge. dr. jon lapook with a surprising example of how exercising when you're old really does keep you young. >> i keep my mind active, my body active. that keeps me young. i think it makes me look younger. >> glor: and anna werner on a teenager who faced death by celebrating life. i >> i look at that video and see people are sad. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor, scott is off tonight. we begin with the latest good news about the economy and new signs that the job market is healing. today the labor department said in the past month unemployment claims
jim axelrod on jobless claims hitting a three-year low and what that means moving forward. the fight for iowa. jan crawford says mitt romney hopes less is more, while dean reynolds fall it is santorum surge. dr. jon lapook with a surprising example of how exercising when you're old really does keep you young. >> i keep my mind active, my body active. that keeps me young. i think it makes me look younger. >> glor: and anna werner on a teenager who faced death by celebrating life. i...
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>> jim axelrod in baghdad, hold on one second. >> one thing we were wondering. is there any idea of the specific threats? we have sort of an idea but the specific threats they think they may face during the nine-hour drive of groups who may want to take a shot there? >> reporter: yeah. i was talking to lieutenant lucas about that question. he said it could be anybody. it could be al qaeda or iranian backed militia or some bad guys wanting to bloody the u.s. nose on the way out. once the u.s. goes it's beginning of the larger question. that is can the iraqi security forces keep iraq safe. >> we will be watching. jim, thanks. >>> now over to jeff glor at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us this morning. >> good morning to you. >>> positive economic news. the number of homeowners late on their mortgage payments is going down significantly. transunion expects mortgage delinquency rates to be about 6% the first three months of 2012 but drop to 5% by this time next year. the prerecession average for mortgage delinquencies was 2%. the peak was
>> jim axelrod in baghdad, hold on one second. >> one thing we were wondering. is there any idea of the specific threats? we have sort of an idea but the specific threats they think they may face during the nine-hour drive of groups who may want to take a shot there? >> reporter: yeah. i was talking to lieutenant lucas about that question. he said it could be anybody. it could be al qaeda or iranian backed militia or some bad guys wanting to bloody the u.s. nose on the way...
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jim axelrod, thanks. >>> president obama has thanked u.s. troops coming home from iraq for bringing to an end the nine-year war which he called an extraordinary achievement. >> it's a big change for the president as senior white house correspondent bill plante tells us. >> reporter: this is a week in which the president has been celebrating the end of america's military role in iraq. now, it was a conflict that he originally opposed before the war began, he called it a dumb war. but there was no mention of that opposition when he went to ft. bragg, north carolina, on wednesday and saluted those who had served. >> welcome home. welcome home! now we knew this day would come. we have known it for some time. it was a source of great controversy here at home with patriots on both sides of the debate, but there was one constant, there was one constant -- your patriotism, your commitment to fulfill your commission. >> reporter: at the height of the war, there were more than 170,000 u.s. troops in iraq. almost 4,500 of them died there. and more than
jim axelrod, thanks. >>> president obama has thanked u.s. troops coming home from iraq for bringing to an end the nine-year war which he called an extraordinary achievement. >> it's a big change for the president as senior white house correspondent bill plante tells us. >> reporter: this is a week in which the president has been celebrating the end of america's military role in iraq. now, it was a conflict that he originally opposed before the war began, he called it a dumb...
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troops in iraq couentinue to pack up and leave >> j im>> jim axelrod has more from bad. ghdad. >> r epor>> rter:epor theter: dep th defe nsedefense won't say exactly wh th e lathe st ulast.s. u.stroo. t fo r obfor viouobvisous security r. pbut but at this point, there's fewer than three weeks left before the pend end of the year and that, of cou& cou&se,pcourse, is the deadline more proops cross over the border from southern iraq into northern 2008 every day. the& the&e aptherere are now somewhe 5,500 troops left in iraq oyed deployed among three u.s. bases still operating here. it is an enormous undertaking. one officer we spoke with called it the biggest low gistic opioneration under taken by the so far it appears to be going quite smoothly. >> it gives me great pride to be a part of something as big as this. >> reporter: the latest to be tu rnedturn oveed orver to iraq as 60 miles south of baghdad. cbs news visited calsue last it was essentially a truck stop, a a place for convoys moving from in stalinstlatiallaons tionfurts f to wardtowa therd the kuwait bordep for f
troops in iraq couentinue to pack up and leave >> j im>> jim axelrod has more from bad. ghdad. >> r epor>> rter:epor theter: dep th defe nsedefense won't say exactly wh th e lathe st ulast.s. u.stroo. t fo r obfor viouobvisous security r. pbut but at this point, there's fewer than three weeks left before the pend end of the year and that, of cou& cou&se,pcourse, is the deadline more proops cross over the border from southern iraq into northern 2008 every day....
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jim axelrod, cbs news, in iraq. >>> back here in the united states. the scramble is on this morning to get herman cain's endorsement. two new polls show newt gingrich is rising to the top of the republican pact. he has a strong lead in iowa less than a month before the caucuses and in new hampshire he is now second behind mitt romney. >>> senate minority leader is expected to offer a compromise to republicans today to expend the payroll tax cut. two new proposals were reveckje last week. >> i think it's up to him to define his plan and discuss his plan but it will be paid for, it will be paid for in a way that is serious and represent a compromise what was voted on last week. >> that tax cut is due to expire december 31st. >>> a critical meeting today to resolve the european financial crisis. french president nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor angle merkel are meeting in paris and expected to unveil a plan to save the euro today. italy's new prime minister presented an economic package that includes $27 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes. >>> a
jim axelrod, cbs news, in iraq. >>> back here in the united states. the scramble is on this morning to get herman cain's endorsement. two new polls show newt gingrich is rising to the top of the republican pact. he has a strong lead in iowa less than a month before the caucuses and in new hampshire he is now second behind mitt romney. >>> senate minority leader is expected to offer a compromise to republicans today to expend the payroll tax cut. two new proposals were reveckje...
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troops invaded iraq national correspondent jim axelrod was the first western reporter to get to baghdad airport. he is back in baghdad this morning with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. what we are seeing here in bad t baghdad is the beginning of the long good-bye. 13,000 american troops still in iraq and they will begin reducing the number to zero by the end of december according to the agreement. we saw a ceremony today and seeing them all over the country. there was one in basra, for instance, where flags of the united states at installations that are being guarded by u.s. troops are coming down and iraqi flags are going up as the iraqi security forces begin to take charge of security in a lot of places that had been guarded by u.s. troops up to this point. >> jim, in terms of the ceremony this morning, what exactly did we see and what exactly did we not see? >> reporter: we weren't even allowed at the ceremony this morning that involved vice president joe biden because as this is very reflective what is going on, the iraqis are taking control of places
troops invaded iraq national correspondent jim axelrod was the first western reporter to get to baghdad airport. he is back in baghdad this morning with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. what we are seeing here in bad t baghdad is the beginning of the long good-bye. 13,000 american troops still in iraq and they will begin reducing the number to zero by the end of december according to the agreement. we saw a ceremony today and seeing them all over the...